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Yandex, a Russian search engine, mines data from thousands of iPhone and Android apps

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia sparked a major response from Western countries, including penalties against the aggressor that had never been seen before. In addition to government-imposed banking and trade restrictions, a number of corporations have delayed or abandoned their operations in Russia. The West’s scrutiny of Russian technology has also risen. One example is Kaspersky. Another is Yandex, which is collecting app data from millions of iPhone and Android users around the… Source link

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Bitfarms Mines 3,452 Bitcoin in 2021

December Production Totals 363 Bitcoin This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of the Company’s prospectus supplement dated August 16, 2021 to its short form base shelf prospectus dated August 12, 2021. TORONTO and BROSSARD, Québec, Jan. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF // TSXV: BITF), a global Bitcoin self-mining company, provides a Bitcoin (BTC) production and operations summary and update for the month of and year ended… Source link

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This electric vehicle mines crypto in its free time

Toronto-based personal light electric vehicle (LEV) producer Daymak plans to launch a cryptocurrency-mining car that will allow owners to make money when parked, plugged in, or wireless charging. The car, known as the Spiritus, is a three-wheeled all-electric vehicle able to seat two adults aimed at being a daily commuter “designed with the track in mind,” according to Daymak’s website. The base model Spiritus Deluxe has a top speed of over 85 mph, a 0-to-60 time of 6.9 seconds, and a… Source link

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To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Last September, in the arid hills of northern Nevada, a cluster of flowers found nowhere else on earth died mysteriously overnight. Conservationists were quick to suspect ioneer Ltd, an Australian firm that wants to mine the lithium that lies beneath the flowers for use in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. One conservation group alleged in a lawsuit that the flowers, known as Tiehm’s buckwheat, were “dug up and destroyed.” The rare plant posed a problem for ioneer… Source link

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